List of schools in Nelson, New Zealand

Nelson is a city and unitary authority in the South Island of New Zealand. It contains several city schools.

In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five.[1] Year 13 is the final year of secondary education.

State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees for tuition of domestic students (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens) can be charged, although a donation is commonly requested.[2] A state integrated school is a former private school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief that has been integrated into the state system. State integrated schools charge "attendance dues" to cover the building and maintenance of school buildings, which are not owned by the government, but otherwise they like state schools cannot charge fees for tuition of domestic students but may request a donation. Private schools charge fees to its students for tuition, as do state and state integrated schools for tuition of international students.[3]

The socioeconomic decile indicates the socioeconomic status of the school's catchment area. A decile of 1 indicates the school draws from a poor area; a decile of 10 indicates the school draws from a well-off area.[4] The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references. The deciles of all schools were last revised using information from the 2006 Census, and may occasionally change for some schools between Censuses as schools open, close and merge.[5] The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education are based on figures from March 2015.[6] The Ministry of Education institution number links to the Te Kete Ipurangi page for each school.

Name Years Gender Area Authority Decile Roll Website MOE
Auckland Point School 1–8 Coed Nelson State 5 66 3181
Birchwood School 1–6 Coed Stoke State 7 242 3182
Broadgreen Intermediate 7–8 Coed Stoke State 6 433 3184
Clifton Terrace School 1–6 Coed Nelson State 8 305 - 3187
Enner Glynn School 1–6 Coed Stoke State 7 287 3189
Garin College 9–13 Coed Saxton State integrated 8 491 6975
Hampden Street School 1–6 Coed Nelson State 7 442 3193
Hira School 1–6 Coed Hira State 10 56 3195
Maitai School Coed Nelson State 6 31 - 3202
Nayland College 9–13 Coed Stoke State 6 1032 293
Nayland Primary School 1–6 Coed Stoke State 7 396 3208
Nelson Central School 1–6 Coed Nelson State 7 432 3209
Nelson Christian Academy 1–8 Coed Stoke State integrated 7 167 - 1148
Nelson College 9–13 Boys Nelson State 7 1141 294
Nelson College Preparatory School 7–8 Boys Nelson Private 9 112 4122
Nelson College for Girls 9–13 Girls Nelson State 7 1166 295
Nelson College for Girls Preparatory School 7–8 Girls Nelson Private 9 96 4121
Nelson Intermediate 7–8 Coed Nelson State 6 395 3210
Nelson Teen Parent Unit Nelson State 1 670
St Josephs School 1–8 Coed Nelson State integrated 8 321 3221
Stoke School 1–6 Coed Stoke State 4 211 3223
Tahunanui School 1–6 Coed Tahunanui State 5 284 3224
Victory Primary School 1–6 Coed Nelson State 3 364 3231

Closed schools


References

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  1. "About School: School basics". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  2. "School Donations & Fees". New Zealand Ministry of Education. 23 June 1998. Retrieved 2006-06-23.
  3. "about NZ education". EduSearch. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  4. "How The Decile Is Calculated". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  5. "Reviews of Deciles - General Information". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  6. "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  7. Hoby, Katherine (4 October 2005). "Founders School Set to Close". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  8. Hartevelt, John (8 July 2009). "Minister defends funding". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2009-10-26.